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Object: Cloud

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Title

Cloud

Production

Reynolds, John (artist), 2006, Auckland

Medium summary

oil paint marker on canvas

Materials

oil paint, canvas

Classification

works of art, oil paintings, installations

Technique

handwriting

Dimensions

Support:
100mm (Height)
x 100mm (Length)
x 35mm (Width/Depth)

Credit line

Purchased 2007

Registration number

2007-0007-1/1 to 7081

Cloud is made up of 7,081 pieces. The pieces that make up Cloud can be displayed separately, in small groups, or en masse as a large-scale installation.

New Zealand EnglishThe subject of the work is New Zealand English. All the words are from The Dictionary of New Zealand English (1997), edited by Harry Orsman. The work's title refers to both Aotearoa (the Mäori for New Zealand, literally 'the land of the long white cloud') and the shifting, cloud-like qualities of language.

John Reynolds comments that 'It's a work that reflects New Zealand's connection to the community of English speaking nations. At the same time it particularises what is local and regional about our language through a particular set of vocal tics.' (Art News, Spring 2006)

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